Canine rabies in Belford Roxo City, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: a case report
Rabies is a highly lethal disease and is considered one of the most important zoonoses worldwide. In Brazil, the rabies cycle in domestic animals is under control. However, there is feedback from the wildlife cycle as many bats are present in the cities and rural areas of the country. This paper rep...
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Sociedade de Medicina Veterinária do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
2022-08-01
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| author | Pedro Cupolillo de Faria Rafael Moreira Ancora da Luz Clayton Bernardinelli Gitti |
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| description | Rabies is a highly lethal disease and is considered one of the most important zoonoses worldwide. In Brazil, the rabies cycle in domestic animals is under control. However, there is feedback from the wildlife cycle as many bats are present in the cities and rural areas of the country. This paper reports a case of a dog receiving veterinary assistance that presented with misbehavior and other unusual signs. After clinical evaluation by two veterinarians and a period of hospitalization to perform tests and treatment, the dog died, and the Municipal Health Department was contacted due to the suspicion of rabies. After laboratory testing and sample analysis, the diagnosis of rabies was confirmed. This case demonstrates the importance of veterinarians’ qualifications in performing clinical and laboratory diagnoses, such as their knowledge concerning surveillance measures and preventive steps before and after exposure. Reinforcing the significance of maintaining vaccination coverage for rabies and promoting public and private vaccination campaigns in areas that lack vaccination campaigns are useful. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a90459e2bf17440aab065b4fd78592da2023-05-07T12:41:28ZengSociedade de Medicina Veterinária do Estado do Rio de JaneiroBrazilian Journal of Veterinary Medicine0100-24302527-21792022-08-0144e002022e00202210.29374/2527-2179.bjvm0020221142Canine rabies in Belford Roxo City, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: a case reportPedro Cupolillo de Faria0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2041-0467Rafael Moreira Ancora da Luz1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2860-1900Clayton Bernardinelli Gitti2https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7435-7561Veterinarian, Autonomus, Duque de Caixias, RJ, BrazilUndergraduate in Veterinary Medicine, Instituto de Veterinária (IV), Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro. Campus Seropédica, RJ, Brazil.Veterinarian, DSc. Departamento de Epidemiologia e Saúde Pública (DESP), IV, UFRRJ. Campus Seropédica, RJ, Brazil.Rabies is a highly lethal disease and is considered one of the most important zoonoses worldwide. In Brazil, the rabies cycle in domestic animals is under control. However, there is feedback from the wildlife cycle as many bats are present in the cities and rural areas of the country. This paper reports a case of a dog receiving veterinary assistance that presented with misbehavior and other unusual signs. After clinical evaluation by two veterinarians and a period of hospitalization to perform tests and treatment, the dog died, and the Municipal Health Department was contacted due to the suspicion of rabies. After laboratory testing and sample analysis, the diagnosis of rabies was confirmed. This case demonstrates the importance of veterinarians’ qualifications in performing clinical and laboratory diagnoses, such as their knowledge concerning surveillance measures and preventive steps before and after exposure. Reinforcing the significance of maintaining vaccination coverage for rabies and promoting public and private vaccination campaigns in areas that lack vaccination campaigns are useful.https://bjvm.org.br/BJVM/article/view/1254rabies, dog, spillover, bat. |
| spellingShingle | Pedro Cupolillo de Faria Rafael Moreira Ancora da Luz Clayton Bernardinelli Gitti Canine rabies in Belford Roxo City, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: a case report Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Medicine rabies, dog, spillover, bat. |
| title | Canine rabies in Belford Roxo City, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: a case report |
| title_full | Canine rabies in Belford Roxo City, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: a case report |
| title_fullStr | Canine rabies in Belford Roxo City, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: a case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Canine rabies in Belford Roxo City, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: a case report |
| title_short | Canine rabies in Belford Roxo City, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: a case report |
| title_sort | canine rabies in belford roxo city rio de janeiro brazil a case report |
| topic | rabies, dog, spillover, bat. |
| url | https://bjvm.org.br/BJVM/article/view/1254 |
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